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== Legislative Council ==
The Legislative Council is the upper chamber of the Parliament of Packilvania.
=== Powers and duties ===
According to the Constitution the powers of the Legislative Council include the power to question Members of the [[Council of Ministers of Packilvania]] as well as other state officials on state matters, to pass non-binding recommendations and to discuss and debate national issues. In reality, its primary duty is to ensure that the Council of Ministers does not eclipse the Sultan on importance and power. Thus, it has acquired the duty to advise the Sultan on the formation of legislation. This includes reviewing draft proposals from the Council of Ministers on statutes for the Sultan to promulgate. Furthermore, it organizes public consultations on legislative proposals through holding public forums, inviting and reviewing memoranda, letters and reports from the public. In addition, it can launch commissions of inquiry into public affairs and submit them to the Sultan. In theory, it can pass a non-binding recommendation calling for the Sultan to dismiss the Prime Minister and the rest of the Council of Ministers. Often, it expresses its discontent with the Prime Minister by submitting a report to the Sultan outlining areas of concern without specifically recommending his removal. In reality it is the threat of a scathing recommendation that keeps the Council of Ministers in check. Executive interference is also prevented by the Council of Ministers being forbidden from acting in a way that would prejudice or impede the work of the Legislative Council.
=== Administration ===
The Legislative Council typically uses the Legislative Council Building because the Palace of Parliament is usually rented out by the government as a venue for conferences, sports competitions and concerts. Furthermore, most of the Palace of Parliament consists of gathering spaces while the Legislative Council Building has offices for Councillors and their staff members. The Office of the Chairman of the Legislative Council is responsible for the day to day management of the Legislative Council including security, administration, facilities and upkeep.
=== Composition ===
It consists of 210 to 380 members. Its members appointed by the Sultan. Unlike, the Consultative Assembly, all of its members are appointed directly by the Sultan. Most of the members have served since the ascension of the Bedonite dynasty. Some members date their legislative careers to the National People’s Assembly of the Packilvanian Communist Party. They were appointed to their posts because they defected and supported the [[Bedonite dynasty]]'s take over of the country. The Legislative Council has two sessions: from mid-March to mid June and from mid-June to mid-November.
Among its members are the Permanent Representatives of [[Religion in Packilvania|Minority Religions]] nominated by Recognised Religious Authorities, the Permanent Councillors of the [[Magisterium of Paxism]] in Packilvania nominated by the College of Great Magisters who are Packilvanian citizens, Permanent Representatives of the [[Packilvanian Armed Forces]] nominated by the Chief of Defence Staff, a Permanent Representative of the [[Packilvanian State Security Agency]] nominated by the Director of the PSSA, Permanent Representatives of the [[Judiciary of Packilvania]] appointed by the Chief Justice, Special Representatives of the Academic Community nominated by the Association of Packilvanian Universities, Permanent Representatives of the Packilvanian Police Services nominated by the National Commissioner of Police, the Permanent Representative of the Packilvanian Central Bank appointed by its Governor as well as Special Representatives of the Provincial Governments nominated by the Governors of each province. These are not the only members as the Sultan can appoint anyone he pleases.
== Consultative Assembly ==
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